"Master Liang, let's hurry up and hurry up, okay~"
As the crisis approached, Mu Qinxue tried to launch a coquettish offensive against Liang Xiao.
Liang Xiao smiled and said: "If we hurry up, the men and horses will run to death. But as soon as we arrive at Lanling, we will meet the people immediately, and then we can rest at home and arrange things."
Mu Qinxue smiled like a flower and nodded obediently.
The number of military horses in the Great Zhou Dynasty was limited, but the number of ordinary horses used for purposes other than military purposes was still sufficient.
However, running a hundred miles a day is too much.
However, there are still four days to go to Lanling. As long as he doesn't rest for too long on the way, Mu Qinxue believes that Gongsun Yue's little vixen can't catch up. As long as Liang Xiao inspects the fiefdom as soon as possible, he will be mistaken for the Marquis of Lanling. She is the only one who belongs to Madam!
Of course Liang Xiao couldn't guess Mu Qinxue's little thoughts, and he was in a very good mood at this time.
Lei Jian's performance greatly exceeded his expectations.
Originally, he wanted Yanyun's Eighteen Cavalry to frighten small characters like grass bandits along the way. After all, the possibility of being attacked while taking the official route was extremely slim.
He was just considering the worst outcome of his trip. After all, the enemy would definitely find out that his sugar workers were also in the team and might intercept them at all costs.
It is true that Duan Yunyi has military power, but these officials from aristocratic families are located all over the country. It is not difficult at all to divert the army away from the mountains.
Yan Yun's Eighteen Riders have made meritorious service, so it is natural for them to be restored to military status, and maybe they can also be granted the title of wife and son.
Overjoyed, Liang Xiao found Xuanwei who came to report the news and warned: "Remind Your Majesty to find Tuoba Lie's cronies to see which one is suitable for bribery. I will be of great use!"
Xuanwei took the order and left at night.
Mu Qinxue was right behind Liang Xiao, holding her chin in one hand and looking at him with admiration.
From the time she met Liang Xiao until now, as she got to know him more and more, she understood more and more: In fact, he was just stuck for a while, and he could eventually become a big success without the support of Dingguo Houfu. It is not Liang Xiao's luck that Liang Xiao can serve the country and inherit the title, but the empress's luck.
As smart as she is, how could she not see now that her sweetheart actually has a majestic appearance, and behaves calmly, never being arrogant or impetuous, and he is probably still above the great ancestor of Zhou Dynasty.
She originally wanted to use her grandfather to scare her father, so that Dingguohou's Mansion would support Liang Xiao. Who would have thought that Dingguohou's Mansion would make a lot of money because of doing business with Liang Xiao.
Just pastry shops and restaurants are planning to open all over the country. The Duanmu family does not have so much sugar for seasoning and only has a single variety of desserts. How can they compete with the Dingguo Hou Mansion?
"It turns out I was the one who climbed high..."
Mu Qinxue curled her lips slightly and sighed in her heart, feeling somewhat inferior for no reason.
At this moment, Liang Xiao turned around, walked over, sat down, and said softly: "Qin Xue, you play the pipa pretty well, right? Can you teach me some rhythm?"
"Ah?" Mu Qinxue was stunned and muttered, "Learning music takes up a lot of time. You are so busy, how can I..."
Liang Xiao shook his head and said: "I just remembered a piece of music. I want to try to write it into a score, and then add it to the drum sound. You can play it for me in the future. With your talent, maybe you can perfect it and pass it on to future generations. Of course, you can also try it with Qin and Guzheng.”
Mu Qinxue suddenly became interested and said, "Then I can give it a try. What's the name of that song?"
Liang Xiao said: "Let's call it first..."Lan Ling Enters the Formation Song"."
"Lan Ling's song for entering the formation... Okay!" Mu Qinxue agreed with a wave of eyes.
A small town south of Youzhou.
Tuoba Jun fled into the mansion, wiped away the wind and snow on his head, and his eyes were cold.
"It's so unpredictable that I, the Tuoba family, will capsize in the gutter one day... Duan Yunyi, I originally wanted to marry your sister and live together, but you still have a glimmer of hope. Now, I can only blame you. You don’t know how to appreciate someone!”
As he spoke, Tuoba Jun couldn't help but feel lucky that he had always refused to be appointed or removed from the rank of fifth-rank official or above, otherwise he would have been monitored by Xuanwei and would have no way to escape.
As the bitter wine entered his throat, Tuoba Jun clapped his hands, and two of his cronies walked out from behind the screen.
"Immediately send people to notify the rice merchants in Yanzhou area, and be ready to take action at any time. Take away the rice grain from Yanzhou, causing the price of food to skyrocket, and the people are in dire straits! Yanzhou is an important town at the gate of the Zhou Dynasty, and they are taking money from the bottom of the cauldron to incite riots. Then drive them to northern Hebei. The rangers are plundering everywhere, making the officers and soldiers in the north exhausted. In this way, Beihu's march south is just around the corner!"
"I want this world to be full of floods!"
To the south of Youzhou, there is a camp in the mountains.
The man in black robe at the main seat is wearing a mask, his eyes are deep, and there is a mole under his left eye.
The subordinate kneeling under the stage is a double dressed in the same attire as him. He also has a mole under his left eye and is reporting the situation.
"Young Marshal, the aristocratic families in the capital have sent news again. Liang Xiao's convoy has already headed for Lanling and should be halfway there now. They asked the Young Marshal to send cavalry to intercept the convoy and ambush Liang Xiao!"
The man on the stage is none other than the young commander of the Northern Hebei Rangers, Long Wushuang!
Beside Long Wushuang, there sat a gentle-looking middle-aged man in Taoist robes, sipping tea and thoughtfully.
Long Wushuang nodded and said: "Ying, just now, those aristocratic families sent people to work hard and sent news that something big happened to the Tuoba family. Now, they have increased the price by 50,000 taels on the basis of 150,000 taels of silver. It must be We want our army to ambush Liang Xiao."
As a substitute, "Shadow" was surprised and happy: "This is a good thing, the initiative lies in the hands of the young marshal!"
Long Wushuang sneered and said: "They also asked our army to harass officers and soldiers from various places. For every person beheaded, they will be given ten taels of silver. A good one kills people with a borrowed knife and drives away tigers and devoured wolves."
Ying looked at the middle-aged man enjoying the tea: "What does Taoist Master Shifang think?"
The middle-aged Taoist priest from Shifang said unhurriedly: "The purpose of these aristocratic families is naturally to disturb the land of Yanyun, so that Beihu can raid south and reignite the war. In fact, our army only needs to hide its capabilities and bide its time. Chaos here is not a bad thing. ."
"Preventing Beihu from going south is the bottom line for the Northern Hebei Army!" Long Wushuang immediately shook his head.
Taoist Master Shifang said: "This opportunity cannot be missed."
Long Wushuang said disapprovingly: "In this case, my people of Yanzhao will suffer in the end. If this place is devastated, even if Yanzhao is restored, it will be meaningless! And..."
Long Wushuang hesitated for a moment, and then said: "If you do this, you will break with the Guanlong nobles, and Polang will definitely cut off his ties with me."
Taoist Master Shifang frowned: "Those who achieve great things do not stick to trivial details and use any means. As a monarch, you should not be kind to a woman. At worst, let us do these dirty words."
Long Wushuang said solemnly: "The situation is unclear. If our army really obeys the family's arrangements and fights everywhere, if we are not careful, we will only be attacked and destroyed by the Great Zhou court, Guanlong nobles, and Beihu."
Taoist Master Shifang nodded slightly and said, "Your worries are somewhat justified."
Long Wushuang then stood up, raised the spear on the table, and said sternly: "However, it is not unacceptable to kill a Lanling Marquis for money. Brothers, follow me on the expedition!"
